scamper
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But whether the Jam Tarts scamper over the line on Saturday, they can be certain that one group of Edinburgh residents won’t be joining the party.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Thought and feeling bubble up beneath visible restraint—she’ll let a nervous glance scamper this way or that, or wear a smile that’s still crimped at the edges amid the teasing interplay of her peers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
From the resulting penalty, the French would make the extra player count when Escudero had the space to scamper over for her side's first try of the game.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
Her range of passing put the ever-impressive Meg Jones into a hole, before another lovely wide ball gave Abby Dow space to scamper in for her 50th England try.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
The children begin to scamper between rows of the dead, over leathery leaves, looking for their own names, a handful triumphant when they are able to claim a grave they are related to.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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